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Russian Prosecutors Seek 20-Year Sentence for Navalny in 'Extremism' Trial

The jailed Kremlin critic is already serving a nine-year prison sentence on charges he and his allies call politically motivated.

Leader of Russian Volunteer Corps Placed on Interior Ministry Wanted List

The head of a far-right military unit fighting on the side of Ukraine has been placed on Russia's wanted list.

Explainer: Which Russian Far-Right Groups are Fighting in Ukraine?

While many Russian ultranationalists support the invasion of Ukraine, a minority have taken up arms against the Kremlin.

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Turkey Detains Russian IS Suspect at Syria Border

Five Russian nationals were arrested during an attempted escape to neighboring Syria.

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Russia Jails Jehovah's Witness for 6 Years for Extremism

Vladimir Alushkin was found guilty of extremist activity.

Russian Court Convicts Danish Jehovah’s Witness to 6 Years for 'Extremism'

It is the first such ruling since the group was labeled an "extremist organization."

Russian Investigators Launch Extremism Probe Against Suspected Jehovah's Witnesses Leader

Russia outlawed Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017, equating the country’s estimated 175,000 adherents to members of a terrorist group.

Why the FSB Is Shutting Down Concerts and Tailing Musicians

Two attacks by young assailants in October may help explain Russia’s recent clampdown on ‘harmful cultural influences.’

Will Russia Stop Arresting Its Citizens For Posting Memes?

After Putin proposes softening an extremism law, skeptics say the liberalization is a facade.

Putin Proposes Legislation to Decriminalize Online Extremism

Under the legislation, first-time offenders will be subject to administrative, rather than criminal, proceedings.

Miss Hitler Pageant Pulled From Russian Social Media After Complaints

Contestants submitted photographs of themselves giving Nazi salutes, posing in front of swastikas and displaying other Nazi insignia.

Russian Businesswoman Charged With Extremism for Parodying Judges

Investigators suspect Kovaleva of offending “the judiciary” social group with her traditional Russian limericks known as chastushki.

Autistic Man Charged in Russia With Extremism Over Social Media Post

"A normal person would never guess that the image has anything to do with extremism. Let alone an autistic person," the man's mother wrote.

Moscow Court Transfers Teenagers Charged With Extremism to House Arrest

The case has stirred controversy in recent weeks after reports that the girls’ health had deteriorated.

A ‘Mothers’ March’ in Moscow for Teenage Girls Charged With Extremism

Hundreds braced the pouring rain to protest the pretrial detentions of two teenagers held on extremism charges.

How a Teenage Girl’s Chat Group Became an FSB Snare

With six people still detained, the facts of the Novoye Velichiye case remain blurred.

Russian Blogger Gets Suspended Sentence for 'Extremist' Religious Joke

Last year, Russia blacklisted two videos in which Ilya Davydov jokes about the Quran.

Russia’s ‘Big Brother’ Law Enters Into Force

Controversial anti-terror legislation requiring storage of people's communications entered into force on Sunday

Russian Activist Faces 1.5 Years in Jail for Internet Memes

Russian internet users have been increasingly targeted with prison sentences for social media activity since 2015.

Danish Jehovah’s Witness Faces 10-Year 'Extremism' Sentence in Russia, NGO Warns

HRW accused the Russian authorities of “seeking to punish a Jehovah’s Witness for exercising his right to practice his religion.”

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